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Ref No	LDGSL/838/G/2/67
Title	Murchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE
Date	25 December 1872
Level	Item
Extent	1 letter
Format	Document
Description	Murchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE, Ramsey Lodge, Edinburgh, to 'Mr Murchison', possibly a nephew of Roderick Murchison, 25 December 1872. Re: Problems in the naming of the 'Murchison Chair of Geology' at Edinburgh University.
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Administrative History	The letter is dated 25 December 1872, however Murchison and his wife were both deceased at this point. The letter refers to Roderick Murchison as the 'uncle' of the letter recipient.
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Language	English
ArchNote	Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam.
CreatorName	GEIKIE \| Archibald \| 1835-1924 \| geologist and historian

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/13	GEIKIE; Archibald (1835-1924); geologist and historian	1835-1924

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